For many users, Google Photos is nothing more than a gallery on their Android mobile. And this in Europe, where Android is the most used mobile operating system, means that the majority of people use this application. However, Google’s program goes much further than that, especially in recent years, when the company has set out to improve this service.
In addition to being able to save our photos, make a backup copy in the cloud or create montages and memories with our images, Google Photos also lets you edit videos and photosin a simple way but also with advanced tools that use artificial intelligence.
Many of these features, like Magic Eraser, were originally available on Google’s Pixel phones and have gradually made their way to Google One, meaning that Google Photos users who paid for more space in Google’s cloud would get the features. In April of this year, Google announced that it would make the new features available to all Google Photos users, and now it’s a reality.
Google has confirmed that all users of the app now have access to AI editing tools regardless of the type of mobile phone they are using. This is important because the features can be used without being limited by memory, processor, etc. There are four new features coming to everyone.
Erase with Magic Editor. This tool allows you to remove unwanted foreground, prominent and complex elements from an image, or objects that occupy a larger part of the overall photo. It is one of the functions of the Magic Editor in the Pixel that also allows you to create parts of elements that were not in the photo, although this function is not yet accessible to everyone.
Magic Eraser. Another of the available functions, similar to the previous one, is the one that allows you to surround a small element of a photo, such as a person who is in the background of the image, to remove it so that it is not too visible. . In addition, the camouflage option is available, which colors it in tones similar to the environment so that it goes unnoticed.
Approach. If we have old photos that are slightly blurry due to the quality of the camera or for some other reason, this tool allows us to focus the images using artificial intelligence. It does not work miracles, but it is true that the result is noticeable.
portrait light. The last of the tools accessible to all is the one that allows you to modify the light on people’s faces. In this way, it is possible to soften the shadows and modify the lighting of any scene, even if we have not taken it with our smartphone.